State Department cable from Washington to a U.S. Embassy acknowledging receipt of a diplomatic note concerning certain Guantanamo Detainees. The cable states "The national[s] at Guantanamo is being held as ' an enemy combatant[s] and are being treated humanely, and in a manner consistent with the principles of the Third Geneva Convention of 1949. Only law enforcement and intelligence inquiries are appropriate for Guantanamo. The U.S. Government does not entertain consular inquiries regarding enemy combatants being held at Guantanamo."
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B7(A), B7(C)
The Department of State acknowledges receipt of
Diplomatic Note Number 0288, dated November 14, 2003, from
the Embassy ofl (national at
concerning al
Guantanamo.
B7(A), B7(C)
The !national at Guantanamo is being held as
' an enemy combatant and is being treated humanely, and in a
manner consistent with the principles of the Third Geneva
Convention of 1949.
only law enforcement and -intelligence inquiries are
appropriate for Guantanamo. The U.S. Government does not
entertain consular inquiries regarding enemy combatants
being held at Guantanamo.
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Department of State, r,Iv@l/Isdl/sdut@
Washington, December 3, 2003.
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S/WCI:RMiller - ok
S/ES-CR:Bhambrick ok
DoD/OASD/SO/LIC:Rhyams ok
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY: ARCHIE M BOLSTER DATE/CASE ID: 04 NOV 2004 200303827
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